Who Was Alive in 1708
12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1708
Christopher WrenAge 76
Louis XIVAge 70
Isaac NewtonAge 65
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 62
Peter the GreatAge 36
Antonio VivaldiAge 30
Johann Sebastian BachAge 23
George Frideric HandelAge 23
VoltaireAge 14
Benjamin FranklinAge 2
Carl LinnaeusAge 1
Leonhard EulerAge 1
Also Born in 1708
Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768 (1708–1778)
Also Died in 1708
Tenth Sikh guru from 1675 to 1708
French botanist (1656–1708)
Sources
- 1708 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
- Louis XIV — Wikipedia
- Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
- Peter the Great — Wikipedia
- Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
- Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
- George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
- Voltaire — Wikipedia
- Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
- Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
- Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia